Sḵwx̱wú7mesh orthography

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Sḵwx̱wú7mesh orthography is the standardized writing system developed to represent the sounds of the Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh) language using a modified Latin-based alphabet.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin-based alphabet ⓘ
orthography ⓘ
writing system ⓘ
appliesTo Sḵwx̱wú7mesh dialects ⓘ
basedOn Latin alphabet ⓘ
designedFor accurate representation of Squamish sounds ⓘ
domain Indigenous languages of North America ⓘ
encoding can be represented in Unicode ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Squamish orthography ⓘ
Sḵwx̱wú7mesh writing system ⓘ
hasComponent apostrophe-like symbol for glottalization in some traditions ⓘ
letters with ogonek-like diacritics in some traditions ⓘ
hasFeature representation of ejective consonants ⓘ
representation of lateral fricatives ⓘ
representation of long vowels ⓘ
representation of schwa ⓘ
representation of uvular consonants ⓘ
use of glottalization markers ⓘ
use of underlining or diacritics for certain consonants ⓘ
language Squamish language ⓘ
Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim ⓘ
purpose documentation of Squamish ⓘ
language education ⓘ
language revitalization ⓘ
relatedTo Hul’q’umi’num’ orthography ⓘ
Northwest Coast Salish orthographies ⓘ
SENĆOŦEN orthography ⓘ
linked to: SENĆOŦEN

other Coast Salish writing systems ⓘ
represents phonemes of the Squamish language ⓘ
scriptType Latin script ⓘ
standardizedBy Squamish Nation language authorities ⓘ
linked to: Squamish language
status standard orthography for Squamish language materials ⓘ
usedBy Squamish language learners ⓘ
Squamish language teachers ⓘ
linguists studying Squamish ⓘ
usedFor writing the Squamish language ⓘ
usedIn British Columbia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Squamish Nation ⓘ
dictionaries of the Squamish language ⓘ
educational curricula for Squamish ⓘ
grammars of the Squamish language ⓘ
signage in Squamish communities ⓘ
uses diacritics ⓘ
modified Latin letters ⓘ
the numeral 7 as a consonant symbol ⓘ
writingDirection left-to-right ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim) → writingSystem → Sḵwx̱wú7mesh orthography ⓘ
Squamish people → hasWritingSystem → Squamish orthography using Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Sḵwx̱wú7mesh orthography